Justice for Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran
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EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
5
1.7 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
We are an association of families of victims of the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran and expert human rights lawyers and human rights defenders representing these families, seeking to obtain justice for the victims of human rights violations and extra-legal executions in Iran. We seek to encourage the UN and EU and other actors to hold the perpetrators of the 1988 massacre and other crimes against humanity accountable. The JVMI is a not-for-profit centre for research and documentation based in London. We believe impunity emboldens the perpetrators of crimes against humanity and weakens the foundations of society. Our prime objective is to raise public awareness, to seek the truth, and to endeavour to bring perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Iran to justice, with special focus on the 1988 massacre. We believe that public awareness will produce the conducive environment for the prosecution of the suspect perpetrators and for securing non-recurrence of such crimes.
EU Legislative Interests
JVMI's main policy focus is foreign policy and human rights. JVMI has been invited to address a panel of the European Parliament's Human Rights Sub-Committee on 8 April 2025. The title of the event is: Human Rights in Iran. The meeting will focus on the human rights situation in Iran. JVMI will argue that human rights should become a central focus of European policy on Iran. JVMI will also encourage lawmakers to adopt a resolution seeking to hold Iranian perpetrators of crimes against humanity accountable for the their crimes, including through the use of Universal Jurisdiction. Officials from the European External Action Service and the UN Fact Finding Mission on Iran will also address the panel. The event will be broadcast via the Parliament's website.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
JVMI is not a member of another organisation. It has in the past co-signed open letters with other human rights organisations. Here is the link to an open letter co-signed by JVMI and the following human rights groups/centres: Iran Human Rights Monitor (Iran HRM) – (Sweden) European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) - (Netherlands) World Without Genocide - (United States) Le Comité de soutien aux droits de l'homme en Iran (CSDHI) - (France) Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Crimes Against Humanity, The Graduate Center—City University of New York (CUNY) - (United States) https://iran1988.org/urgent-letter-to-ohchr-to-save-lives-of-behrouz-ehsani-and-mehdi-hassani-in-iran/ International Council for Diplomacy and Dialogue (ICDD) - (France)
Organisation Members
JVMI does not have any member organisations. It does have a Board of Advisors whose members are listed here: https://iran1988.org/jvmi-board-of-advisors/
Additional Information
No one at JVMI receives a paid salary since everyone at JVMI works on a voluntary basis. Our publications in the past year have been primarily digitally produced with little to no financial cost. Our communications have primarily been by email or other online means and have had little to no cost.
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.